The Provider Team of the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition sponsors a monthly opportunity for parents dealing with a son or daughter’s substance abuse to meet and talk with other parents. The group offers both education and support. It meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm. Thus, the next meeting will [...]
Northfield Hospital & Clinics will commemorate its 100 years of service to the Northfield community with a three-mile historical walk this Saturday morning, August 14, 2010. The event will benefit HealthFinders Collaborative, a local health care collaborative serving uninsured and under-insured residents of Rice County. Walkers will meet at Eighth and Water (the site of [...]
You have seen them in lawns around town. What ARE these signs all about?!?! Click HERE to learn more about the PRIMEtime out-of-school collaborative and the “It’s 4:00 p.m.” campaign. For a video about the PRIMEtime collaborative, click HERE.
The Growing Up Healthy coalition produces a monthly newsletter, detailing the coalition’s activities to empower and support low-income families with children in Rice County. Check out the July 2010 newsletter for a series of very interesting features on summer activities. Be sure to click on the “Summertime Achievement” video to learn more about a number [...]
Several members of the Northfield Mayor’s Youth Council helped members of the Northfield Garden Club and Northfield in Bloom plant flowers along the pedestrian bridge in downtown Northfield last week. This marks the third year that the Mayor’s Youth Council helped with this planting project. Many thanks to the Northfield Garden Club and Northfield in [...]
The Main Street Moravian Church will host a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, May 23, 2010, from 1 pm to 3:30 pm called: “ ‘Whatever:’ The Quality of Life of our Northfield Middle School Youth.” The entire event is FREE. During the first part of the session, a variety of speakers who work directly with [...]
All are invited to an education session on Adolescent Brain Development on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault. The training will be led by Dr. Ken Winters from the University of Minnesota. For more information, click HERE. There is no cost to attend, but advance [...]
Need help with homework? Come to the Homework Zone on Monday and Thursday evenings at Greenvale Park School! The Homework Zone runs from 6:30-8:00 p.m. and is open to all Northfield students, elementary through high school. Laptop computers are available to use. Volunteer tutors are also able to work individually with students. There is no [...]
Parents Meeting Parents will host a community screening of the documentary, Including Samuel on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. The screening will take place at St. John’s Church (500 W. 3rd Street). The event is free and open to the public. The 58-minute documentary will be followed by facilitated discussion groups for youth [...]
Parents and community members are invited to attend an important community presentation… Pure Performance The impact of alcohol or drug use on athletic performance Tuesday, September 1, 2009 7:00-8:00 p.m. Northfield High School Auditorium 1400 Division Street South The presentation is led by John Underwood, President of the American Athletic Institute. A formed NCAA All-American, [...]
